Anti-Crime Crackdown in Lyari, Karachi (Pakistan)
| Lyari Operation |
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| Part of MQM insurrection (1994-present) and Karachi Operation |
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| Date | April 24, 2012 to May 4, 2012
September 7, 2013 to Present |
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| Result |
- Sindh Police failed to infiltrate in Lyari, Sindh Rangers led the Operation
- Many Gang leaders arrested/killed including Uzair Jan Baloch by Sindh Rangers
- 80% drop in Lyari crime rate
- End of direct Gang War
- Heavy amount of weapons and ammunition seized
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| Belligerents |
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 Pakistan
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Lyari Gangs:
- Lyari Aman Committee (LAC) A Splinter group of (PAC)
- Radical Balochs
- Jhengu Group
- Taju Group
- Faisal Pathan Group
- Wasiullah Lakho Group
- Sipah-e-Sahaba
Political Support:
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| Commanders and leaders |
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FIA
CID
Sindh Police
SHO Sajjad Mangi
- SHO Zulfiqar Lashari
SHO Aslam Rajput
- Ghulam Sibtain †
Frontier Corps
Inter-Services Intelligence
Former
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Uzair Jan Baloch Faction:
Faisal Pathan
Jabbar Jhengu
Sana Baloch †
Sheraz Comrad †
Amin Jadgal Chakiwara Wala †
Amjad Lashari †
Salman Dada †
Mulla Nazeer †
Kamran Kami Baloch
Naeem Lahoti †
Mullah Sohail †
Ali Daad Zigri
Jameel Changs
Alias Wazira (POW)[1]
Noor Mohammad, Baba Ladla † Faction:
Zahid Ladla
Shahid Rehman
Shakeel Commando
Sikander Sikku
Nasir Khan †
Gul Mohammad †
Basit alias Maut †
Moosa Baloch †
Yousuf Gojji †
Mairaj Baloch †
Younus Baloch †
Ustad Taju
Mullah Nisar
Umer Kutchi
Wasiullah Lakho
Shafi Pathan
Ismail Afhani
Shakir Ali alias Shakir Dada † |
| Units involved |
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CID (Counter Terrorist Force)
Police Commandos
Lyari Task Force (LTF)
Special Branch, Police (SBP)
Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) |
Operation Lyari is a Pakistan Government crackdown against local gangs and other crime syndicates[2] and part of the greater Karachi Operation.
